Burden of disease in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Burden of disease was 29,278 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Burden of disease in Viet Nam, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 29,278 DALYs per 100,000 people for burden of disease in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in Viet Nam peaked at 29,278 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27,372 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Viet Nam 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27,489 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 27,392 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 27,372 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 27,427 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 27,508 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 27,636 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 27,689 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 27,799 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27,992 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 28,160 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 28,272 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28,315 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 28,382 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 28,516 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 28,618 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28,747 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 28,685 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28,611 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28,616 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28,673 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 27,492 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 29,278 DALYs per 100,000 people | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,646 DALYs per 100,000 people | 27,372 DALYs per 100,000 people | 28,160 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,544 DALYs per 100,000 people | 28,272 DALYs per 100,000 people | 28,747 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,385 DALYs per 100,000 people | 27,492 DALYs per 100,000 people | 29,278 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 140 Belgium 29,443 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 141 Denmark 29,354 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Netherlands 29,324 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 144 Colombia 29,236 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Malaysia 29,095 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Libya 29,060 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8301 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in Viet Nam?
- Burden of disease in Viet Nam was 29,278 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 29,278 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,372 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Viet Nam rank for burden of disease?
- Viet Nam ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.